VISIONING FOR EXCELLENCEYale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences Vision and Strategic Priorities2013-2017

VISION

The Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences is recognized as the heart and center of creative, cultural, and intellectual excellence of the University of Baltimore, with national distinction for experiential learning and for commitment to promoting high-quality, innovative, and interdisciplinary applied liberal arts and sciences for a digital world.

MISSION

The Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences promotes critical thinking, encourages innovation and discovery, and enriches the intellectual lives of its diverse community of learners. Through interdisciplinary and discipline-based programs in the arts, humanities, and social and natural sciences, the College offers visionary, integrative learning and teaching environments enhanced with rapidly evolving information and communication technologies. Our graduates learn to be reflective, skilled communicators, adept at addressing contemporary problems within an ethical framework and able to adapt to a changing world. Well prepared for the world of work, our students become broadly informed and deeply engaged in local, regional, and world communities.

PRIORITIES

Enrollment: Strategically grow enrollment in support of student success and in response to market demand.

Programs: Embrace our interdisciplinary and integrated uniqueness, and create new or enhance programs that are 21st-century relevant.

Goal 1: Establish a center that focuses on social issues, justice, and equality to facilitate discussions and collaborations, develop curricula to include the wicked problem approach to frame learning experiences and college-wide activities, establish connections with the community, and support student and faculty research on social issues.

Goal 2: Re-align and re-design current programs, and implement additional interdisciplinary programs to complement the college’s role in General Education and positions students for employment in fields that require competencies in multiple disciplines.

Goal 3: Recognize READING and WRITING as important to all disciplines.

Student Success: To be a focused choice for students, implement best practices for academic student success that are intentional, coherent, and integrated.